When Millennials Become Moms

In this episode, Emily and Natasha talk about the overwhelm that can come with trying to live a less-toxic lifestyle and why they believe small, manageable changes matter most. They discuss how many products and ingredients kids and tweens are exposed to today, simple swaps they’ve made in their own homes, and the mindset shift that helps make healthier choices feel less intimidating. The episode also covers safer options for food storage, water, floss, sunscreen, and cooking without aluminum foil.

Links: 

Glass straw: https://amzn.to/4u6ieRs

Glass Tupperware: https://amzn.to/4vgqdMQ

Branch Basics Concentrate: https://go.shopmy.us/p-43307148

Aqua Tru - RO: https://aquatruwater.com/?oid2=50&affid2=2541

Electroyltes: https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/4484276

Lezat Leggings: https://go.shopmy.us/p-58694218

Candle: https://go.shopmy.us/p-53708007 (USE CODE DRORGANICMOMMY) 

1:00 – The straw that helps you avoid wrinkles
2:00 – Solara sunscreen
3:30 – Got a question: “Toxins are overwhelming. How do you do it all?”
4:50 – Girls today are putting 120 different ingredients on their bodies every day / tweens collecting products at younger ages
6:30 – Glass Tupperware
9:10 – Mountain Valley water and water choices
12:00 – Avoiding PFAS and slowly making switches in your home
14:00 – Floss and what to look for
18:00 – Cooking without aluminum foil

Natasha opens up about being pregnant at 44 and the conversations women

This week’s episode is a mix of pregnancy updates, parenting conversations, and a few honest rants. Natasha joins while very nauseous and shares what is actually helping her get through this pregnancy, including the bracelet she swears by and the foods she can currently tolerate. Emily and Natasha also dive into the judgment culture surrounding motherhood and social media, from the backlash around organic groceries to strangers having strong opinions about children they do not even know. They also explain why they choose not to publicly bash brands and instead focus on supporting companies they genuinely love. Plus, a few current millennial must-haves to kick things off.

Brush - https://amzn.to/4cXcQed

Sleeping Bag - https://go.shopmy.us/p-56393294

Notes:

1:50 – Millennial Must Haves

4:00 – Emily’s rant about losing followers when Natasha shares organic groceries

6:00 – Natasha’s rant about people having strong opinions about your child when they do not actually know your child

8:30 – When did moms become so judgmental?

10:00 – Why we don’t bash brands

13:00 – Natasha’s nausea bracelet is saving her pregnancy right now

16:00 – What Natasha is eating during pregnancy

This episode covers a mix of personal updates and practical parenting strategies. Natasha shares her pregnancy news and how she approached telling her kids, followed by a thoughtful conversation about what it looks like to introduce a new baby to tweens and teens. The episode then shifts into a deep dive on allowance…when to start, how much to give, and how to use it as a tool to teach kids about saving, spending, and giving. We also break down why chores and responsibilities aren’t tied to payment, and how to build long-term financial habits without starting too early.

Links:

Kora Organic - https://go.shopmy.us/p-53092243

Illia Lip Sparkle - https://go.shopmy.us/p-55488891

Responsibilities by age:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a51491eb078698212f7b1e0/t/67c5ba65630b751a0c3b7f3a/1741011558483/DOM+-+Fostering+Responsibility.pdf

Timecodes:

0:35 – Millennial Finds of the Week

2:00 – Natasha’s pregnancy

4:30 – How Natasha told her kids about her pregnancy

6:30 – Tweens and teens having baby siblings

7:30 – All about allowance: answering your questions

10:30 – Teaching kids to save money or give to charitable donations

11:00 – How much is appropriate to give?

13:30 – Why I don’t pay for responsibilities or chores

15:00 – When to start allowance

17:00 – Why you don’t want to start giving allowance too soon

In Part 2, Dr. Kari Nadeau breaks down the biggest everyday sources of

Microplastics are no longer a future concern, they are already inside our bodies. In this episode, Dr. Kari Nadeau breaks down what microplastics actually are, how they are impacting our health, and why children may be more vulnerable than adults. We discuss her groundbreaking research, the biggest everyday sources of exposure, and what happens when you try to reduce plastic in your life. This is a clear, science-backed look at what every family should understand about plastic today.

Notes: 

1:00 - What do people need to know about how plastic is impacting them?
2:00 - What exactly are microplastics?
3:50 - What are the health concerns with plastic?
6:40 - Are we overestimating the impact of plastic in our bodies?
8:30 - Kari’s massive plastics study
11:20 - Is silicone safe?
14:50 - How long it takes to decrease the plastic levels in your blood
16:00 - Are children and babies more vulnerable than adults?
18:00 - How are microplastics impacting puberty and why puberty may be happening earlier

In this episode we sit down with the founder of Simpli, Sarela Herrada, to talk about what is really happening behind our food system and why so many labels are misleading. She shares the moment she realized the system was broken and what she learned firsthand from working with farmers. We break down what regenerative farming actually means and why organic alone may not be enough anymore. We also talk about how much trust we should place in food labels today and how consumers can use their buying power to create real change. The conversation covers the biggest myths around clean food, common pantry mistakes, and the one food she always buys organic. She also shares what she would never feed her own kids and the one simple change every mom can make today to improve her family’s health.

Notes
1:30 when she realized the food system was broken
5:30 What she learned from working with farmers
6:30 How do you explain regenerative farming
10:30 is organic label not enough anymore
12:01 do you trust what is on the food labels today
14:00 use your buying power to make a difference
16:20 What is the biggest lie consumers are being told about clean food
17:30 one food you would always buy organic
19:50 What is the biggest pantry mistake moms make
23:00 one thing you would never feed your kids
28:00 If every mom listening could change just one thing today to improve their family health what would it be

Links:

Shop:

https://eatsimpli.com/collections/beans-legumes

Recipes:

https://eatsimpli.com/pages/blog

This week’s episode dives into the hidden role plastics play in our food, especially when eating out. With most meals now prepared outside the home, we explore what that means for our daily exposure and why this topic is often overlooked in culinary training. We also get a look into her personal kitchen habits, the ingredients she swears by, and what she avoids completely. From restaurant oils to easy healthy meals, this conversation is packed with practical takeaways for anyone looking to reduce their toxic load.

Plastics in Restaurants

1:28 – Why is this so important, and what are we missing about plastic in our food?
5:00 – What is not taught in culinary school about the dangers of plastic
7:00 – Almost 60% of meals are eaten outside the home, meaning more than half of what we eat is prepared elsewhere. What does that mean for our plastic exposure?
11:30 – Her background and how she got into this work
15:30 – What is the first place you would remove plastic in a home kitchen?
18:00 – Her most underrated ingredient
19:00 – What is one thing she would never feed her son?
23:00 – Her easiest, go-to healthy meal
25:00 – A look at what oils are being used in even the best restaurants
32:00 – If someone walks into your restaurant and leaves feeling different, what do you hope they feel?

This week we’re talking all about tantrums and what’s really going on beneath them. We start with a few life updates including making our own cream-top coffee at home (and the cups we love from Elk & Friends) and Emily’s latest obsession with Dubai chocolate. Then we dive into a real-life parenting moment when Natasha helped a friend navigate her four-year-old’s meltdown and what it revealed about how kids process big emotions.

From there, we break down practical ways to prevent tantrums before they start including preparing the night before, recognizing that different kids need different approaches, and how to handle older kids who may show their frustration through defiance. We also talk about the surprising lessons these moments teach us about ourselves as parents, the importance of modeling how to calm our own bodies, and how the environment in a child’s bedroom can actually influence behavior and emotional regulation.

Links:

Dubai chocolates - https://amzn.to/4lzsQ8Q

Irish soda bread  - https://www.wowbakesla.com/shop/8o9q3co15z1lo26fgizex9vyg0yurd

1:00- Making our own cream top coffee and elk and friends cups 

1:30 - Emily enjoying dubai chocolates 

3:00- 4 year old tantrum and how Natasha walked her friend thru her daughters tantrums 

7:00 - Preparing the night before to prevent tantrums 

13:00- Different kids - different approaches 

16:00 - Helping older kids who are defiant 

17:00- What we learned about ourselves in these teaching moments with our kids 

18:00- Modeling ways to calm our bodies 

22:00 - setting up the kids room to help prevent tantrums 

23:00- How a kids bedroom impacts their behavior 

In this quick episode, we’re recapping our time at Expo West, the biggest natural products show of the year. While we always remind people that packaged foods shouldn’t make up the bulk of your diet, Expo is a fascinating window into where the food industry is heading.

We share the biggest trends we noticed across the show floor, including the continued explosion of protein-packed snacks. We talk about some of the protein granolas that caught our attention, the growing category of creative hot sauces, and a few dips that we couldn’t stop going back for.

We also highlight some standout products like pistachio butter, a crunchy new quinoa snack, and even some interesting innovations in maple syrup.

It’s a quick tour through the booths, flavors, and trends that had everyone talking at Expo West.

0:44- Not encouraging people to eat packaged food 

1:15 - Trends at Expo West 

2:25 - Protein Granola 

3:25- Hot Sauces 

3:30 - Dips we loved 

4:40 - Pistachio Butter 

5:30 - Quinoa Wow 

6:30 - Maple Syrup